Abstract
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a clinical syndrome characterised by symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction in the absence of a mechanical lesion of the intestinal lumen. The diagnosis is often difficult and relies on clinical, radiological and manometric grounds. We present here a case in which such a diagnosis was suspected, but a thorough in-depth evaluation revealed that the symptoms were due to a treatable cause--abdominopelvic adhesions.
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Pain / chemically induced
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Chronic Disease
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Cisapride / adverse effects
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Cisapride / therapeutic use
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Gastrointestinal Agents / adverse effects
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Gastrointestinal Agents / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / diagnosis*
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Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / physiopathology
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Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / surgery
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Jejunum / physiopathology
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Laparoscopy
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Manometry
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Middle Aged
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Tissue Adhesions / diagnosis*
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Tissue Adhesions / surgery
Substances
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Gastrointestinal Agents
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Cisapride